Applications are open for the 2025 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award. TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2025 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.
Benefits of TWAS-Samira Omar Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, recognizes the significant impact on the environment and biodiversity of scientists from least developed countries, with a monetary award of $4,000 generously provided by Professor Omar.
Requirements for TWAS-Samira Omar Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
The 2025 award will be awarded to a scientist national of a Least Developing Country (LDC), living and working in a LDC during the last two years immediately prior to his/her nomination, based on scientific achievements in any of the thematic areas below:
Clean and renewable energy
Green chemistry
Sustainable agriculture and agrobiodiversity
Plastic: degradation, pollution and microplastics
Water purification and sanitation
Climate change: environmental effects, methane contribution, carbon capture
Transportation technologies: efficiency for smart cities
Waste management
Biodiversity: the sixth mass extinction, ecosystem services, habitat recovery and restoration
Ecological economics and planetary health
Every two years the award is aimed exclusively at women scientists.
Selection Process
A nomination is considered complete only if includes all of the following information/material:
Nominator contact details;
Nominee contact details (self nominations are not accepted) and general information on the nominee;
Authorization from the nominee (i.e. the candidate) to process personal data for the purposes of the nomination, in conformity to Art. 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003. This authorization can only be submitted through the online platform. The privacy authorization form is available for download in the section ‘nominee’s personal data’. The form must be filled in and signed by the candidate and then uploaded onto the online platform.
Suggested citation (15-20 words highlighting the nominee's scientific achievements).
Supporting statement regarding the nominee’s contribution. Supporting statements should explain in detail the work performed by the candidate and its significance in the relevant scientific context. Clear reference should be made to the scientific impact of the nominee's work. Vague supporting statements will not be considered and will negatively affect the evaluation.
Clear and detailed account of any time spent abroad by the nominee in the past two years.
PhD: information on subject area, year and awarding institution.
Brief information on membership in academies and societies.
Brief information on awards and honours received.
List of 10 most significant publications listed in an internationally acceptable format.
The nominee's brief CV.
The nominee's complete list of publications is also to be uploaded, separately, onto the online platform;
The nominee's h-index in Google Scholar, and the associated number of citations.
Application Deadline
March 14, 2025
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) on onlineforms.twas.org to apply
The 2025 nominations can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the “NEW NOMINATION” button at the bottom of this page.
To resume working on saved nominations, click on the "RESUME" button at the bottom of this page.
The extended deadline for receiving nominations is 14 March 2025, however we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the deadline but submit the nomination as early as you can to enable us to process it as quickly as possible.
Before starting compiling the nomination, PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE MAXIMUM CHARACTERS ALLOWED.
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